The End of an Era
My final final summary of learning is complete! As we near the end of another semester, I am excited to share what I have learned during EC&I 834 and all my Edtech courses with Dr.… More
Exploring the Elements of Art – The Final Course Overview
My course prototype focuses on one strand of Grade 3 Arts Education: Visual Art. The course will provide lessons and activities exploring the seven elements of art: colour, shape, line, form, space, value and texture followed… More
Collaboration in an Asynchronous World
In my post last week, I explored the different ways I have worked to build relationships and community in an online learning environment. Opportunities for student collaboration are a key factor in building and maintaining… More
Building Relationship in Online Learning
We recently celebrated the 100th day of school for students in my school division. For many students, this has been 100 days of online learning that families chose for the 2020/2021 school year, compared to… More
Feedback: An Ongoing Process
This week in our EC&I 834 class, we met in small breakout rooms to share our course prototypes and first modules. It was a great experience reviewing the courses as we all come from different… More
Edpuzzle: A Review
Last semester in EC&I 833, I had the opportunity to review an assessment tool, and I chose Knowledgehook. After reading Amanda’s blog post, I remember learning about Edpuzzle for the first time and thought it… More
Exploring the Elements of Art with Grade 3
The Saskatchewan Curriculum mandates that students spend 150 minutes per week to study Arts Education in Grade 3. Within Arts Education, there are four strands: Visual Art, Music, Dance and Drama. My course will focus… More
To flex or not to flex
This week we had an excellent discussion about blended learning and the different definitions of the term. Dr. Couros shared a tweet to ask for opinions of what blended learning is all about, and I… More
The Final Lap
It is hard to believe that my final course in the M.Ed. Curriculum & Instruction degree is here! I have thought about what this last semester would feel like a lot over the last 2.5… More
